Siphon



F; s. HILLHOUSE.

SIPHON.

(150 Model.)

Patented Sept. 3, 1895.

UNITED STATES ATE T FRANK S. HILLHOUSE, OF KALAMAZOO, ASSIGNOR OFONE-HALF T O HAZEL- TINE & PERKINS DRUG COMPANY, OF GRAND RAPIDS,MICHIGAN.

to show the interior of the same.

SlPHON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,503, datedSeptember 3, 1895.

Application filed September 1'7, 1894- Serial No. 523,18 9. (No model.)

.To to whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK S. HILLHOUSE, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and Stateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful ImprovementsinSiphons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in siphons, and more particularlyto improvements in siphons for drawing liquids from kegs or casks.

The objects of my invention are, first, to provide a siphon andattachments which can readily be adapted to any sized keg or cask orother vessel having any sized bung-hole; second, that shall beconvenient to use; third, that shall be inexpensive and be rapid andclean in its operation; fourth, to providein a siphon convenient meansof operating the same in which the siphon-tube will approxi mate verynearly the-size of the bung of the barrel; fifth, to provide arubber-tube siphon which shall be rapidin its taking up and delivery ofthe liquid drawn from a cask; sixth,

to provide in a rubber-tube siphon means of preventing a folding of thetube to prevent a free flow of liquid, yet at the same time leaving thetube flexible; seventh, to provide in a rubber-tube siphon for drawingliquids from barrels means of adjusting the same to sew re the bestresults from the delivery-pipe, and, eighth,to providea siphon adaptedfor use in very large as Well as very small bung-holes. I accomplishthese objects of my invention by the devices shown in the accompanyingdrawings, in which-- Figure 1 shows aview in perspective ofmy improveddevice as applied to an ordinary barrel, part of the barrel being brokenaway Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the bung and main parts of thedevice on lines 2 2 of Fig. 3. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the hung online 3 3 of Fig. 2, the tubes being removed.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

In the drawings, A represents the cask.

B represents my improved bung, made of wood or some solid rigidmaterial, through which my improved siphon is inserted into the barrel.This bung is provided with a single aperture at the bottom,branchinginto two at the top, so that there are two separate openings out at thetop. Down through the bung is inserted the siphon-pipeA], which passesdown through the bung to the bottom of the cask from which it is desiredto draw liquid. The lower end of this pipe is made heavy and enlargedinto a bell-shaped mouth 2, which greatly facilitates the flow. Thesepipes aremade of india-rubber. An auxiliary supporting-pipe 0' extends ashort distance out from the top of the bung to prevent the pipecollapsing under its own weight where it bends. In the other side of thebung is a small pipe D, bearing a mouthpiece D, bell-shaped, so thatonly the exterior of the lips need to be placed in contact with thesame. The opening up from the bottom of the bung is slightly larger thanthe main siphon-pipe and leaves an air-space around the same up to thepoint of branching. From the top of the bung projects a little stem,supporting the knob 0". Suitable clamps, as n, are placed on the rubberpipes, so that they can be readily opened and closed. A joint t is madein the main siphon-pipe, so that it can be lengthened or shortened, asdesired, by the addition or removal of an extra piece of pipe.

Now, in the operation of my improved'device the bung part is inserted inthe bunghole of the cask from which the liquid is to be drawn. The pipeor tube 0, which fits only loosely, is pushed through the supporting-tube 0' till it reaches well down toward the bottom of the cask, andthe end of the pipe is spliced until it reaches below the upper surfaceof the fluid in the cask. Then pressure is applied by placing the lipson the mouthpiece D, blowing through the same into the barrel. The airwill pass in through the bung, out through the annular air-space n, orby simply raising the outer end of the pipe above the level of theliquid in the cask.

My invention is designed, as

will be seen on inspection, to make it possible to use a largeoutlet-pipe in the bungs of comparatively small casks, allowing only onepipe C to pass down out at the'bottom of the bung, the pipe I), at whichair is forced in, only joining the passage where it is enlarged largerthan the pipe 0, the air readily passing down around the outside of saidpipe to create pressure in the cask. For ordinary purposes the bung canbe constructed of a single piece of wood or Very firm inelasticmaterial. Where, however, it is desired to reduce the size still smallera thin sheet-metal thimble E (indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2) canbe added, so the same can be inserted into a cask, bottle, or jug havinga month only slightly larger than the outside tube. Thus the thimble Eand the upper part of the bung prevent the tube wedging into the placeand leaves enough space for the air to pass in that creates pressure tocause the siphon to operate. This improved siphon will operate veryreadily if the bung is only inserted by the force of the hand. Toprovide a convenient means of inserting it stronger, where it isdesired, a knob r is provided, which projects up fromthe top of the bungto a convenient place to receive a blow from a hammer or small mallet.This knob also serves the very useful purpose of assisting in removingthe bung.

Where it is desired to use the device to operate under pressure, insteadof depending on siphonic action, only the bung B should be insertedtightly in the barrel; and When strong pressure hasbeen introducedthrough the tubeD the tube should be clamped. Then the liquid willescape under strong pressure as soon as the clamp n in the siphon O isopened. For ordinary purposes such pressure will be entirelyunnecessary.

Having thus described my improved siphon, I desire to say that it iscapable of considerable Variation without departing from my invention,as pointed out in the claims hereinafter.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to securebyLetters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the tapered bung, B, of rigid, inelastic materialwith a passage therethrough branched into two at the top; a knob, r, ona stem above said bung for convenience in handling and inserting thesame; a rubber tube, 0, passing through one branch of said passagethrough the main part at the bottom which is slightly larger than thetube;

a taper thimble, E, to be placed on the lower end of said bung to reducethe size thereof approximately the size of the siphon pipe; an air pipe,D, leading through the other branch of said opening from the top of thebung to the single passage at the bottom to introduce air through theannular space around the siphon pipe, substantially as described for thepurpose specified.

2. The combination of the tapered bung, B, of rigid, inelastic materialwith a passage therethrough branched into two at the top; a knob, a", ona stem above said bung for convenience in handling and inserting thesame; a rubber tube, 0, inserted into one of the branches of saidpassageway securely; a rubber tube, 0, inserted adjustably through saidtube, 0, down through the single part of the passageway into the barrel;a pipe, D, inserted in the other branch of said passage, for the purposeof introducing air pressure from the lungs, for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of a tapered bung of rigid, inelastic material with apassage there through approximating the size of the lower end of thebung and branching in two openings out at the top of the hung; a rubbertube, 0, secured in one branch of said passage; a siphon tube adapted tobe inserted through the said tube 0' and adapted to pass down throughthe single passage at the bottom of the bung leaving an annular spacearound the pipe at the bottom of the bung; a rubber pipe inserted in theother branch of said passage for the purpose of introducing air pressurefrom the lungs of the operative to start the siphon, as specified.

4. The combination of a tapered bung of rigid material with a passageextending upwardly from the bottom thereof and approximating the size ofthe lower end of the bung and branching obliquely into two passages outat the top'of the hung; a siphon pipe inserted adjustably through one ofsaid branch passages and the main passage, the said pipe being slightlysmaller than the main passage; and a pipe to deliver air pressure to thebarrel, inserted in the opposite branch opening at the top of the bung,for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presenceof two witnesses.

FRANK S. HILLIIOUSE. [as] lVitnesses:

WALTER S. Wool), MARIAN LOUGYEAR.

